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Amariah C. Emery

Age 10

New Castle, Pennsylvania

On her T-shirt, a peace sign

She had pink-painted nails and wore a yellow T-shirt in a photo holding up the “peace” sign.

She was described as an exceptional student. After school, the fifth-grader would attend the C.A.N.E.S club at George Washington Intermediate and help her friends with their homework.

On Tuesday morning, Oct. 16, 2018, police were called to a two-story yellow home in New Castle, Pennsylvania, where Amariah C. Emery, 10, was found killed alongside her mother, Nichole Pumphrey, and Lawrence Cannon in a triple homicide.

By Hope Kahn · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 100 diligent students

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Martez Christopher Wade

“He wasn’t a statistic,” said mom

Martin Duque Anguiano

An ambitious, bright boy, senselessly killed

Jo'Markius Fuller

Never to wear grandma’s scarves again

Xzariah Denecca Rice

Her father died in her arms

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Kaileigh Lin Collier

Was “more beautiful than she knew”

NeQuacia Porsha Jacobs-Lewis

High school graduation, diploma, career — gone

Favian Isiah Carrillo Duran

Respectful, shy teen did grandma’s chores

Jon-Marvin Revels Jacobs

He was on his way home

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Telvin Goll

He wished for the American Dream

Ezekiel James Griego

Graduated high school, had promising future

Kevin Wilson Jr.

Star athlete with a bright future

Christopher Johnson

Making others better versions of themselves

Francisco Puentes

Mom never received the happy news

Jonathan David Freeman Jr.

Debated anything, from music to Deflategate

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next